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Dubai hotel frees Sammy the whale shark

A rare whale shark that was a hotel attraction in Dubai has been returned to the wild, the resort said on Thursday, following an international campaign against the captivity.

Sammy, a freckled whale shark that is an internationally protected species, had been kept inside a lobby aquarium at Dubai”s upscale Atlantis resort since September 2008. Read Full Article

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